[ Wash had been able to put some clues together -- he knew it would affect the line of succession, and drastically, knew the Vorbarras were the Imperial line. He'd guessed that something or the other would happen to Sonia, to her sister, but ah, dead before Miles is even born, that's a reality that's hard to face, after coming to know her, after growing fond of her.
The color drains from his face when he understands just what Miles is saying. All traces. All traces. And Sonia surviving it all, only to die after . . . ]
How many? [ God. How many died. He's heard enough about some of the other Vor families to know how sprawling they can be. ]
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The color drains from his face when he understands just what Miles is saying. All traces. All traces. And Sonia surviving it all, only to die after . . . ]
How many? [ God. How many died. He's heard enough about some of the other Vor families to know how sprawling they can be. ]